The Barbancourt foundation announces that it is suspending its public activities for the benefit of neighboring populations. This measure is taken based on the activities of the gangs which caused, among other things, the burning of several of the company’s cane fields. The foundation informs that it is monitoring the situation so as not to endanger the lives of its employees, their families, among others.
In a note published by the Barbancourt Foundation on February 11, 2024, the institution announced that it had decided to suspend its public activities for the benefit of neighboring populations. Through this measure, the foundation will stop distributing free treated water to those concerned and suspend the use of play areas. Football and basketball field. This decision is only provisional, informs the foundation, maintaining that it continues to monitor the situation on a day-to-day basis with a view to considering, at the appropriate time, reopening its activities.
According to the foundation, the important thing is first and foremost the safety of employees, their families and the surrounding communities of Barbancourt, specify the signatories of the note. She also emphasizes that this measure is forced following gang activities taking place in the vicinity of the company. “For several days, new altercations between rival gangs have taken place around the grounds of the Barbancourt distillery. Several cane fields were burned, totaling 8 hectares. Barbancourt is in no way part of these incidents and production is not affected,” the note reads.
